Chat log started at 10.7.2011 / 17:50:48

Savage Worlds Ruleset for Fantasy Grounds II
(c) 2009 Pinnacle Entertainment Group.
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): If memory serves, we ended last week having just narrowly survived the fight against the mysterious guy and then rescued Xiu Li
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): I have been trying to convince some of my coworkers to play savage worlds
TADM: But anyway...on with the show!
Ezekial Ikwiano: We better get outa here
Ezekial Ikwiano: and find pete
Ezekial Ikwiano: before he loses that skull
The four of you stagger northward, heavily beaten up, and with Uriel staggering along on a crutch.
After about four hours of travel (painful for Uriel) you come across a rather expected, but still mildly depressing sight.
Uriel Iscariot: Notice [1d6 = 4]
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): Awe, poor little round
Quorteth (Uriel Iscariot): (thats a 3)
Zach Dallas: Notice {-1 One Eye} (-2) [1d4-3 = -1]
Ezekial Ikwiano: Notice [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6 = 11]
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): that's a -1
TADM: Zach is having trouble remembering which eye is missing.
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): My next character rolls a d4 -8 notice!
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): lol
Pete's corpse is lying under a cactus. It looks like his head has been exploded by a cannonball. Short Round is crucified to the cactus. The all important Indian Shaman skull is smashed into an impressive collection of bits at the base of the cactus.
They are all, quite dead.
Xiu Li: Ah...poor sidekick.
Ezekial Ikwiano: Pete!
Ezekial Ikwiano: Can you hear me?
Ezekial Ikwiano: Who did this to you?
Zach Dallas: That....that is not good
Pete appears to be impressively, finally, and totally dead.
Ezekial Ikwiano: I think they killed Pete
Ezekial Ikwiano: And the little asian one
Uriel Iscariot painfully kneels down and pays his repects, chanting prayers.
Short Round is wearing a hat, Zeke (with his awesome Notice check) realizes that the top of Short Round's head has been removed. He's not coming back as a Harrowed either.
Xiu Li: Well, whoever did this was thorough.
Xiu Li: Or do I mean Thoreau?
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): + benny for Xiu Li
Xiu Li: I get confused about some things in English.
TADM: Noted, +1 benny for Xiu Li.
TADM: AFK a minute. I forgot my deck of cards for the Huckster.
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): you just gave me a brilliant idea too
Uriel Iscariot: In any case, watch your language! this is not the time to be complimenting murderers!
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): Zeke is going to start quoting Thoreau to Xiu Li
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): In Zeke-Speak though
Ezekial Ikwiano: An' canibals too I imagine
Uriel Iscariot: Kn Occult {+2 Honey Vial} [1d6+2 = 6]
Ezekial Ikwiano: Why else'd they take his head
Quorteth (Uriel Iscariot): Anyway to put the skull back together? or does the spirit say "eff it" once it has a skull shattering experience?
Zach Dallas pulls out a deck of cards and kneels by the shattered skull
Ezekial Ikwiano backs away from Zach.
Ezekial Ikwiano beckons to Uriel.
Zach Dallas: Notice {-1 One Eye} [1d4-1 = 4]
Zach Dallas almost notices
Uriel Iscariot: Yes, Zeke?
Ezekial Ikwiano (to Uriel): Psst. I think somethin's gonna blow up
Zach Dallas sighs
Uriel Iscariot: yeah, we should totally hit the decks before he does.
Zach Dallas: I'd like to take a moment to recollect that the only times I've blown up were related to dynamite
Zach Dallas: None of which I carry
Ezekial Ikwiano: The first day I met you you done blowed up a house
Ezekial Ikwiano: a whole house
Ezekial Ikwiano: full'a chinese people
Zach Dallas glances up
Zach Dallas: Guts {+6 Legendary/True Grit} [1d6+6 = 11]
Zach Dallas: Ew
GM: Zach refrains from vomiting.
Zach Dallas: Man. 5 and a half feet tall. Blew up Pete's head, crushed the skull, pinned Short Round to the cactus, and ate his brains
TADM: According to Born in a Bowl, if the Skull is shattered, you are at the "eff it" stage.
Ezekial Ikwiano: I KNEW IT WAS A CANIBAL
Zach Dallas: Wasn't being particularly sneaky, I'll pick him out on sight
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): nonsense, we can just go to the Hunting Grounds!
Ezekial Ikwiano: We need a code word then
Ezekial Ikwiano: if you see him, you say "chicken and collard greens"
Ezekial Ikwiano: And then point
Ezekial Ikwiano: and I'll run away and leave you to die
Zach Dallas chuckles
TADM: Cumulative Benny time.
Zach Dallas: I think I'll pick "That guy just stole your cigars"
Ezekial Ikwiano has been awarded a benny
Ezekial Ikwiano chuckles and lights a cigar.
Uriel Iscariot: Well just decide!
Zach Dallas: Anyways, we need to get back to those Natives
Uriel Iscariot: What ever it was, it's got a one way ticket to hell!
Zach Dallas: Well, unless...
Zach Dallas: I don't suppose that Isle of Ghost Tears has a pathway to get there
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): btw, since it has just come up, how do you explain to the woman you've just started hooking up with that the reason you started laughing inappropriately on the phone is because you made a joke in a pen and paper RPG? :-D
Zach Dallas: It strikes me as enchanted enough
Uriel Iscariot Attempts to pick up the skull fragements.
Zach Dallas glances at Xiu Li
TADM: Tell her that while you are paying sole attention to her, someone typed something hilarious on the screen and it just caught your eye, but it won't happen again.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): lol
Xiu Li: The Isle of Ghost Tears is definitely enchanted. As to where you might be able to go from there.
Xiu Li shrugs.
Ezekial Ikwiano: I don't know either
Ezekial Ikwiano: in case you was wonderin'
Zach Dallas: Well, I think it's a pretty good place to start. Do you think we should even try to inform the Natives about what happened?
Zach Dallas: Although, knowing our luck they're all dead already
Zach Dallas: Dammit, Zeke, you were my last font of information!
Uriel Iscariot: Prolly not. They are pretty adept at living out here, admist this savagery
Zach Dallas throws his cards into the air
Ezekial Ikwiano: Yeah, I'm used to bein' turned to in desparation
Zach Dallas picks his cards up
Ezekial Ikwiano: Usually by women folk though
Ezekial Ikwiano: Pimpin' +2 [1d12+2 = 7]
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): lol
Ezekial Ikwiano winks at Xiu Li.
Zach Dallas: Notice {-1 One Eye} (Fatigue Penalty -2) [1d4-3 = 4]
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): Hey, did I give him that fatigue from dragging him by his face through the desert?
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): yes, you bastard
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): Noted.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): My list of grievences against this party grows every session
Uriel Iscariot: Them Injuns are gonna have a bone to pick with us....
Xiu Li ignores Zeke.
Ezekial Ikwiano: They gonna have a whole lotta bones
Ezekial Ikwiano: little tiny ones
Uriel Iscariot: I say we just go back to them and explain what happened.
Ezekial Ikwiano: that used to be part of a skull
Xiu Li: So are we heading back to the Necessity Alliance?
Zach Dallas: I suppose that's probably for the best
Ezekial Ikwiano: We got some splainin' to do
Zach Dallas: We should also bury poor Short Round
Zach Dallas: the kid hardly deserved this
Uriel Iscariot: Unless theres some way, through some devilry, like Zach's, that we can just speak to what used to be possessin that skulll
Ezekial Ikwiano: Xiu Li, do chinese people want to be buried?
Ezekial Ikwiano: I thought y'all was into burnin dead bodies
TADM: P = Party, N = Necessity Alliance. Isle of Ghost Tears = Shan Fan.
Xiu Li: Yes, the body should be cremated.
Xiu Li: If we need something to burn, Pete is about 25% alcohol, which is flammable.
Uriel Iscariot: Persuasion (Battle Damage! -1) [1d8-1 = 3]
Ezekial Ikwiano: Anyone got any marshmallows?
Uriel Iscariot: What's that! this is Maddness! this is blashphemy! Who would Burn a body!
Xiu Li: Pretty much anyone intent on avoiding disease and honoring the rights of the Buddhist faith.
Uriel Iscariot: Ev'ery one knows on the day of judgement, you won't be ressurected if you are cremated!
Xiu Li: Plus it cuts down on the size of cemeteries.
Ezekial Ikwiano: They is a lot of people in China
Ezekial Ikwiano: Would take a lotta cemetaries
Xiu Li: This "judgment day" you speak of, is that like taxes?
Zach Dallas: Also, it prevents the zombies from returning
Zach Dallas: Which is foremost in my list of concerns
Xiu Li: And what Zach said.
Zach Dallas: I think it's a bit less annual than taxes
Uriel Iscariot: not as bad as tax day - you at least know how it ends that day as opposed to trusting the mail service...
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): unless it's a Rapture
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): I just rememberd a great 1944 PSA from the war department I uncovered doing research in university.
Zach Dallas: I just don't pay my taxes
Zach Dallas shrugs
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): It was called "China is People!"
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): lol
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): And it was basically about how China was stopping the Japanese advance through Asia by overwhelming them with the dead bodies of their soldiers
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): ROFL
TADM: That's what they did.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): I think that would make a badass movie
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): It sounded like it was written by Zap Branigan
Uriel Iscariot: Since obviously, I can't persuade ye, I shall give this heathen a baptism before you proceed with your heretical cremation. Give the boy a fightin chance!
Xiu Li: As you wish.
Zach Dallas: Wait, can you baptize the dead?
Uriel Iscariot: I'm sure if I tried it while he was alive, he'd resist.
Uriel Iscariot: That's my justification and I'm sticking to it.
Uriel Iscariot: :3
Xiu Li: If he was going to come back as a zombie, and the priest sprinkles holy water on him, does he melt?
Zach Dallas: that would be hilarious
Uriel Iscariot: Kn Occult {+2 Honey Vial} (Battle Damage! -1) [Trait roll was a natural 1] [1d6+1 = 3]
Uriel Iscariot: Derp. Uh...Um....
Uriel Iscariot: Stop it with all this thinking and reasoning!
Xiu Li: Right, so baptize him, we cremate them both, we move on.
Uriel Iscariot: It's time to save this man from death....er spiritual death.
Zach Dallas: Yes
Xiu Li gets out a flask with some oil and a box of matches.
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): The hagiography of Saint Patraic includes an account of when Patraic raised the bones of a giant, who was the god of an Irish village, and baptised his bones before slaying him with a meteor. In order to convert the people of the village to Christianity.
Zach Dallas: thank you Pete for being Highly flamible
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): And if he can do it, so can Uriel
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): Uriel, don't get outplayed with this sap
Uriel Iscariot completes his ritual
Xiu Li douses Pete and Short Round with oil, says, "Sayonara!" and tosses a match. They ignite and are reduced to small piles of soggy ash.
Xiu Li: Right let's move on.
Ezekial Ikwiano lights a cigar.
Xiu Li heads towards the Necessity Alliance.
Ezekial Ikwiano: Lead the way
Uriel Iscariot hobbles
About a day later, you are walking along the edge of a pillar with the sea lapping around the base of it. Just when you are wondering how you are going to continue north, you spot the Sturgeon coming down the waterway.
Uriel Iscariot: We're saved!
Uriel Iscariot: Praise and glory to the LORD!
Uriel Iscariot: We were lost , but now are found!
Ezekial Ikwiano: Hell, praise and glory to Captain Fong I say!
Captain Fong: Hello brave peoples!
Captain Fong: Do you need boat ride?
Zach Dallas: Yes, yes we do
Ezekial Ikwiano: Bout time you showed up! My feet are killin' me!
Captain Fong: I not sure why you out here, but it fortuitous to find you.
Uriel Iscariot: Yes...Quite.
Captain Fong welcomes everyone on board.
Captain Fong: I have most interesting news.
Uriel Iscariot: Thank ye kindly! By sparing us, you may have saved thousands!
Zach Dallas: What happened?
Uriel Iscariot: Please Tell!
Captain Fong: Kang, Tam, the USA, and Union Blue are all gathering their armies and navies up in Shan Fan. I guess they are going to attack Lost Angels sometime soon.
Captain Fong: I also heard that the Mexican Armada has allied with the folk of Shan Fan and is going to attack also. They are led by Generalissmo Santa Anna himself.
Ezekial Ikwiano: Which side is the CSA on?
Captain Fong shrugs.
Captain Fong: I think the CSA is sitting this out.
Zach Dallas: Think you can give us a lift a bit north?
Captain Fong: Sure thing.
Zach Dallas: Excellent
Captain Fong: How far north? I have to get back to Shan Fan.
Zach Dallas: Well, not too far
Zach Dallas: about as far north as Lion's Roar, not as close to land
Captain Fong: No problem.
Zach Dallas: and then up to Shan Fan from there
Uriel Iscariot: The Peoples of God are marching on, fighting the the good fight!
Zach Dallas: Why are you heading back up to Shan Fan?
Zach Dallas: participating in the assualt?
Captain Fong: They need boats to transport the army.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): how do I get rid of this Fatigue?
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): whore it up
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): just like GTA III
TADM: Uncheck the box, it will take 2 days of get there and you can get plenty of sleep.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): oh, OK
TADM: Fen's suggestion also works.
Captain Fong heads the group north and drops you off at the beach that leads to the Necessity Alliance.
Uriel Iscariot: Thank you much.
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): OMG
Uriel Iscariot: I shall pray for your saftey and swift return. Godspeed.
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): The Fiat 500 is available in North America now!
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): sorry, I just saw one park outside my window, and googled it, and I was so excited I had to share
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): I LOVE the Fiat 500, I drove one when I was in Italy and I have wanted one ever since
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): oh, wow, didn't realize you were such a fan
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): anyways, back to the game!
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): I just got very excited there
GM: The group is standing on the beach leading to the Necessity Alliance. You can see indian braves watching you from atop the walls.
Xiu Li walks towards the gates.
Captain Fong sails out into the channel.
Ezekial Ikwiano lights a cigar and follows Xiu Li.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): wait, how long are we planning on being here?
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): why not have him wait a bit and then hitch the rest of the ride north if that's the best direction?
Uriel Iscariot: Well,
Uriel Iscariot: Prolly should just be honest and say we messed up
Uriel Iscariot: -_-
Captain Fong drops anchor in deeper water and waits to see if the group needs him - at least until the tides are right to head further north.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): thanks
Zach Dallas: I agree, Uriel, but we'll have to leave eventually
Zach Dallas: er, hopefully
The group gets inside the Necessity Alliance compound. Born in a Bowl meets you just inside the entrance.
Born in a Bowl: So you were not successful, I take it.
Uriel Iscariot: That we were not.
Born in a Bowl nods.
Ezekial Ikwiano: We was close though.
Zach Dallas: Pete and Short Round got separated when they had the skull. They got ambushed and all three skulls were destroyed
Born in a Bowl looks perplexed by Zach's statement.
Zach Dallas removes his hat
Uriel Iscariot: I'd say they got ahead of us, but that would be in poor taste.
Born in a Bowl: Close, Zeke, does not count, as you were not playing the white man's game of horseshoes.
Ezekial Ikwiano: On the plus side, I did kill the guy what killed yo daughter
Born in a Bowl: That does not bring her back, but I am confident she is happy in the Hunting Grounds.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): nor were we using grenades or B52s
Zach Dallas: I also got a good look at the guy who took out Pete and Short Round
Born in a Bowl nods.
Born in a Bowl: Describe him Zach.
Zach Dallas describes him
Born in a Bowl nods again.
Born in a Bowl: The man you describe is named Michael Coulter. He is one of Grimme's inner circle, and a powerful user of black magic. He is typically found within the city, you must have done something to tip off Grimme as to your location for him to send such a servant this far north.
Born in a Bowl purses her lips in thought.
Uriel Iscariot: Anyway we can make this a'right again?
Uriel Iscariot: I think we ran into another one of Grimm's Minions(TM)....He musta really been trying to get us.
Zach Dallas sighs
Born in a Bowl: The Chinamen and their white men allies are moving to attack Lost Angels. This will make Grimme panicked and afraid. He will look to Doctor Hellstromme to stand with him.
Zach Dallas rubs his head
Born in a Bowl: Grimme must be killed before those two can unite. As you lost the skull...Someone else must know how to kill Grimme.
Zach Dallas: Hm
Ezekial Ikwiano: I usually use bullets
Zach Dallas: Well, I suspect Grey probably knows
Born in a Bowl: Grey?
Zach Dallas: As would Grim Wolf
Born in a Bowl: Yes, she should know
Uriel Iscariot: Where would we find this, Grim Wolf?
Zach Dallas: Well, my first one was more for Cynthia Grey, Rail Baron of the Black River
Born in a Bowl: Hmm...
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): baroness?
Born in a Bowl: The name I have always heard associated with the Black River witches, and their evil, is a woman named Mina Devlin.
Ezekial Ikwiano: Mina, sounds cute
Zach Dallas: Cha-ching
Uriel Iscariot: There we go
Zach Dallas: Smarts [1d12 = 5]
Born in a Bowl: Well, if Grey or Grim Wolf are the best choices, then I suggest you go in search of them.
Born in a Bowl: In the meantime, I shall spirit walk the Hunting Grounds, looking for Sees Far Ahead and others who may be able to help.
Zach Dallas: Have you heard anything about Grim Wolf? Because last I saw she got sucked into Hell
Born in a Bowl looks shocked by Zach's statement.
Born in a Bowl: I have heard nothing of Grim Wolf for many months, but that is not uncommon for her.
Zach Dallas: Oh, well I suppose that's good for us
Zach Dallas: How long does it take her to recover?
Zach Dallas: It has been a few months
Born in a Bowl: Recover from what?
Zach Dallas: getting thrown into Hell or whatnot
Born in a Bowl: Umm...I am not sure you recover from that.
Born in a Bowl looks at Uriel.
Zach Dallas: oh, damn, I misunderstood your sentence
Born in a Bowl: What does the Christian say?
Zach Dallas coughs
Uriel Iscariot: Well
Ezekial Ikwiano: I'm a christian too, I just don't understand any of it
Zach Dallas: I have a posession of hers, if that would help
Uriel Iscariot: I won't stand for Grimme, So whatever we can do to stop his heresy is my utmost priority.
Born in a Bowl: Perhaps, let me see it.
Born in a Bowl holds out a hand to Zach.
Zach Dallas flinches
Zach Dallas: please don't break it
Zach Dallas reaches into his pack and pulls out a withered tome. It's titled "Hoyle's Book of Games"
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): Q.Q
Born in a Bowl takes the "Book of Games" and holds it closely.
Born in a Bowl: This is a strange thing for Grim Wolf to have.
Zach Dallas: It was gifted to her by Hoyle himself. I took it from her, but it should still be hers, because that was technically theft
Zach Dallas: (she was dying)
Zach Dallas: er, well, fading
Born in a Bowl looks skeptical.
Zach Dallas: oho, and one more
Zach Dallas breaks into a smile
Zach Dallas pulls out another old book, titled "On Witchcraft"
Uriel Iscariot: Im not sure we 'have all this much time here folks. The Armies of Justice, Truth, and all that good stuff are mustering as we speak
Zach Dallas: Can you guess who wrote this one?
Uriel Iscariot: Grey.
Xiu Li: Probably the person on the author page?
Xiu Li: Unless it was plagiarized.
Born in a Bowl: I shall commune with the spirits and this book and see what I can find. I will let you know in the morning.
Born in a Bowl walks into a building.
Zach Dallas: True
Quorteth (Uriel Iscariot): true to which lol?
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): yes
GM: So anything the group wants to do before Born in a Bowl gets back?
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): ?!
GM: You know, like Uriel casts some Greater Healing on folks, etc.?
Uriel Iscariot: Seek treatment for leg
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): Can Uriel even heal the wounds we have this long after we got them?
Zach Dallas goes to let our boat go north
GM: Yes, with the Greater Healing spell he can, the normal Healing spell does not fix them at this point.
Uriel Iscariot: Who needs Healing?
TADM: Uriel and Zeke.
Quorteth (Uriel Iscariot): Fen
Uriel Iscariot: Faith {+2 Conviction, +1 GOD IS WITH HIM} (Battle Damage! -1, Second Tier Power -4) [1d12-2 = 8]
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): THANK YOU JEBUS!
Uriel Iscariot: Faith {+2 Conviction, +1 GOD IS WITH HIM} (Second Tier Power -4, Battle Damage! -1) [1d12-2 = 17]
GM: Zeke is bathed in holy light and is healed of all injuries.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): Uriel now has a spare leg. He now has two left feet
GM: Uriel is bathed in holy light and healed of all injuries. His leg straightens and becomes whole.
TADM: It is a miracle!
Zach Dallas: Hey, can you try that on me?
TADM: Only two more and then I can kill him off and he will be Sainted.
Uriel Iscariot: The Lord hath made me whole again today, and if thee part thy wicket ways, welcoming his grace into your life......maybe.
Uriel Iscariot: ..maybe you too can be healed!
Xiu Li: Heeled?
Xiu Li looks at her shoes.
Zach Dallas: Wait, what does that encompass?
Uriel Iscariot: Faith {+2 Conviction, +1 GOD IS WITH HIM} (Novice Power -2) [1d12+1 = 8]
Quorteth (Uriel Iscariot): Speak Chinese
Uriel Iscariot (chinese): I am sorry for the language barrier, allow me to evangelize in your native tongue!
Uriel Iscariot: I dunno man, Results vary.
Uriel Iscariot: Incidentally, you have to believe SO much, that even if you AREN'T healed, you still think you were. That's the trick. =)
Xiu Li gets out Mandarin to Cantonese dictionary, looks up what she thinks evangelize means. Then she slaps Uriel.
Uriel Iscariot: Ouch!
Zach Dallas laughs
Time passes.
Born in a Bowl returns in the morning.
Zach Dallas: Smarts [1d12 = 11]
Zach Dallas: Spirit [1d6 = 11]
Zach Dallas plays a lot of Solitaire
Uriel Iscariot: Glorious day, Born in a Bowl. Hast thou seenest a vison of victory, and a way to rid the world of Grimm?
Born in a Bowl nods.
Born in a Bowl: I have spoken with Grim Wolf. She told me many things.
Zach Dallas: Ooooh
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): does she have the books with her?
Born in a Bowl: Grimme is gathering his forces, and is planning to defend Lost Angels.
Born in a Bowl returns books to Zach.
Zach Dallas: Thanks
Born in a Bowl: Grimme can only be killed if he, and the 13 members of his Inner Circle, are killed with 1 hour of each other.
Zach Dallas: That's going to be hard
Uriel Iscariot looks perplexed.
Zach Dallas: I take it they come back to life otherwise, correct?
Born in a Bowl: Yes
Uriel Iscariot: Now I KNOW his religion is garbage. What kinda sacred number is 13?
Born in a Bowl shrugs.
Zach Dallas: 1 God in 3?
Ezekial Ikwiano: I've killed more that 13 men in an hour before
Born in a Bowl: Evidently one used in religions of his kind, he also seems to vary between 616 and 666 members in his outer circle.
Born in a Bowl: The good news is that you don't have to kill all of them in an hour.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): lol
Uriel Iscariot: Ah, I get it.
Uriel Iscariot: HRM
Uriel Iscariot: But if thats true, and Grimme is Smart, surely he has hidden some of his Inner Circle Members in other cities?
Born in a Bowl: Normally yes, but it seems that once a year they must all gather at the cathedral to renew their powers.
Zach Dallas: Hm. Who are his 13 Inner Members?
Born in a Bowl: I do not know, but I know that because of the threat of invasion, they are gathering in three weeks time to renew their powers again before scattering.
Zach Dallas: Is that Father Ambrose guy one of them?
Born in a Bowl: Yes.
Zach Dallas: Aww, I kinda liked him
Born in a Bowl: And I would suspect that Michael Coulter is another.
Zach Dallas: What about Stone?
Ezekial Ikwiano: I say we bomb them
Ezekial Ikwiano: Great big bomb
Born in a Bowl: The simplest plan would be to kill all of them when they gather, but before they renew their powers in the cathedral.
Born in a Bowl: Stone was a Reckoner.
Zach Dallas: What is that?
Uriel Iscariot: Now....One last question, if thee do not mind: What armament shall be found most capable of smiting these disciples?
Ezekial Ikwiano taps Bo.
Born in a Bowl: He was the Avatar of Death, one of the greatest manitou of the Hunting Grounds.
Born in a Bowl looks at Uriel.
Zach Dallas: o.O
Born in a Bowl: I think the best armament would be Faith. Perhaps you have some?
Born in a Bowl: Perhaps enough to shield the rest with you?
Ezekial Ikwiano: I think I'll stick with Bo and Luke.
Uriel Iscariot: Awwww....Ok then, if that is my calling, I accepteth it.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): You have my cards
Uriel Iscariot: Well, thanks for your most gracious support and infinite reserves of knowledge.
Born in a Bowl nods.
Born in a Bowl: One last thing.
Uriel Iscariot: !
Born in a Bowl: You shall need some assistance in this battle.
Zach Dallas: Oh, yes
Zach Dallas: Also, Garrett Black is one?
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): "Take this, it is dangerous to go alone."
Zach Dallas is writing a list that is included in the Public Notes
Born in a Bowl: I am not sure.
Born in a Bowl: But whatever allies you can find, you should recruit to help you.
Zach Dallas: Well, he was flying and picking us off while proclaiming Grimm's Awesomeness, so I'll assume so
Born in a Bowl: And Grim Wolf should be there.
Born in a Bowl: Fortunately, she already is, you just need to get her a body.
Zach Dallas: Er, wait
Uriel Iscariot: Does it have to be human?
Zach Dallas: That explains the Hindrance I got the other day...
Ezekial Ikwiano: Can I have about an hour alone with it first?
Xiu Li punches Zeke.
Ezekial Ikwiano: Okay, okay, you can share
Xiu Li punches Zeke again, harder, and in the crotch.
Ezekial Ikwiano (Wheezing): Love you too
Uriel Iscariot: I mean, we need some rules/restrictions here?
Uriel Iscariot: What sort of thing are we looking for?
Born in a Bowl: I am not quite sure, as Grim Wolf was not very specific.
Born in a Bowl: But I assume a human female body would be good.
Ezekial Ikwiano: Based on her name I assume she'd be okay with bein' a wolf
Xiu Li: Before anyone gets any ideas, I like my body just the way it is.
Ezekial Ikwiano: Me too
Ezekial Ikwiano: Pimpin' +2 [1d12+2 = 12]
Xiu Li appears mildly impressed with Zeke's awesome pimpin' skills while holding his gonads with one hand.
Zach Dallas: How do we properly place the spirit within the right body?
Zach Dallas very carefully phrases his sentence
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): The first 3 times I phrased that, Zeke would've commented...
TADM: Zeke will probably still comment.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): Also, I've got a treadmill going next to me, so no talking for a bit
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): lol
Born in a Bowl: She said to ask the woman you mentioned, named Grey.
Xiu Li: Oh joy.
Zach Dallas: Ugh
Uriel Iscariot: Lol.
Zach Dallas: I say we use her body
Ezekial Ikwiano: I'll do it
Ezekial Ikwiano: I've wanted to use her body for a while now
Zach Dallas: Spellcasting [1d6 = 8]
Uriel Iscariot: Faith {+2 Conviction, +1 GOD IS WITH HIM} [1d6+3 = 8]
Uriel Iscariot: Ezekial Ikwiano! Stop with the runaway licentiousness! We are about to CRUSADE against EVIL! Make yourself PURE before the LORD!
Ezekial Ikwiano: Spirit [1d8 = 2]
Ezekial Ikwiano is using a benny
Ezekial Ikwiano: Spirit [1d8 = 5]
Xiu Li: Zeke, I suspect that in that situation, it would be you who would be getting used.
Ezekial Ikwiano: I'm sorry Uriel, but God done made her body so fine I get carried away
Xiu Li: I think it is in your best interest to stick with lower priced ruggedized whores.
Xiu Li slaps herself.
Ezekial Ikwiano: That ain't no way to talk about yoself
Ezekial Ikwiano: You a fine lady
Xiu Li is about to say something, closes her mouth.
Born in a Bowl: Well, best of luck to you.
Born in a Bowl: Should I discover any additional information, I shall contact the priest. His mind is the least cluttered and easiest for me to find when I spirit walk.
Zach Dallas: In terms of allies...do you happen to know "Laughs at Darkness"?
Born in a Bowl smiles.
Born in a Bowl: Very well.
Zach Dallas smiles as well
Zach Dallas: I don't suppose he would be willing to help, would he?
Ezekial Ikwiano: If you spirit walk to the whores you'll fine me
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): lol
Born in a Bowl: He would, if you can find him and bring him back in time.
Born in a Bowl sighs when she looks at Zeke.
Uriel Iscariot: Looks like we really have to manage our time in assembling the "All Stars" team
Born in a Bowl: Finding you amidst the sea of minds requires me to look at every rutting horse and cow between here and Canada.
Zach Dallas laughs
Born in a Bowl: There is not much difference.
Born in a Bowl points at Zach.
Ezekial Ikwiano: Specially my horse
Born in a Bowl: And he is too crowded.
Zach Dallas: But it should make me stick out like a beacon!
Born in a Bowl: Sadly no.
Born in a Bowl: Now, you have much to do, so I recommend you get started.
Zach Dallas: Yup
Xiu Li: Right, so now we just need to figure out how to find some friends, get this Grim Wolf person a body, and get to Lost Angels in 21 days.
Zach Dallas: Any idea on where Laughs at Darkness would be?
Born in a Bowl: Somewhere in Colorado.
Zach Dallas: Well, Tacheene can possibly teleport us back from Colorodo
Uriel Iscariot sighs
Zach Dallas: I imagine it would be worth it for him
Uriel Iscariot: Tacheene may not have influence this far from his turf
Zach Dallas: I suppose we should ask for Wyatt and Doc Holliday
Zach Dallas: Well, he was able to teleport us pretty far last time
Uriel Iscariot: That's some common sense, we should send a telegraph to them, at the very least.
Xiu Li: I think I heard that Wyatt Earp was in Tombstone.
Xiu Li: If that is who you are speaking of.
Zach Dallas: Yeah, last I heard as well
Zach Dallas nods
Uriel Iscariot: I suppose I should troll the local Churches for some willing Redshir....I mean Crusaders!
Zach Dallas: Hm...
Born in a Bowl walks back to the main lodge.
Xiu Li: Okay, so we have 21 days, how do we split this up?
Uriel Iscariot: Grey, Telegraphs, And then a few choice short trips
Uriel Iscariot: thats all we can do
Zach Dallas: That sounds about right
Zach Dallas: I think we may also do well to intercept Hellstromme as well, see if we can't stop him from siding with Grimme
Ezekial Ikwiano: Well, all the killin' has to happen in about an hour
Ezekial Ikwiano: So I'm thinkin' 20 days or so a whorin', an' one day of killin'
Zach Dallas: By the way, what do you think the odds are that the fake Weematai was one of Grimme's 13?
Uriel Iscariot: Could be
Zach Dallas: A shapeshifter, perhaps?
Uriel Iscariot: Too many possibilities.
Uriel Iscariot: To the Local Telegrapharium!
Zach Dallas racks his mind to think about possible famous folks serving Grimme while the group travels
Zach Dallas: Common Knowledge [1d6 = 8]
It takes about a day to reach Lion's Roar from the Necessity Alliance. There are now 20 days left.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): OK, I've got two lists, [A List of Allies] and [A List of Villains]. Does anyone have anybody to add?
Lion's Roar has a Telegraph office you can use, it would be the closest one to the Necessity Alliance.
Zach Dallas Sounds good.
Uriel Iscariot: How much is it going to Cost per Telegraph?
Uriel Iscariot: And who wants to bankroll this?
GM: Assume it costs about $5 per telegraph.
Xiu Li hands Zeke a backpack with all of Pete's valuables.
Xiu Li: I think you dropped this, there is like $800 in there.
Xiu Li: Plus what I got from rooting through it and selling everything useful.
Uriel Iscariot: So.....Who thinks we should let Pete fight on, by bankrolling our Search for Allies?
Zach Dallas: OK, so to beef the three of us up: We can order Super Armor from Fort 51, which I think we did a while back.
Zach Dallas: I think I can also grant an additional Deflection to each of us, so long as you're willing to hold a card on you
Zach Dallas: although that may not be as useful when Grimme gets involved
Zach Dallas: Here's the plan! We get MacVellian's giant robot and remove the arms. We modify them with Bo and Luke and have Zeke drive it. Combined with Power Armor and a Deflection Card, as well as Holy Deflection, he'll be literally unstopable
Zach Dallas: Uriel, Boost Trait on him several times with "Wierd Science" to give him the skill for when he uses it
Uriel Iscariot: Aight chumps - Who else we gettin in this farcus?
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): Any word on our Power Armor?
TADM: Who are you contacting about it, and how?
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): Area 51, Telegram? It's how we ordered them. They were getting them from Hellstromme Industries, I think
Zach Dallas: We helped Hellstromme earlier, I think we probably stand a chance in persuading him to help us out
GM: You get a telegram back that the armor was shipped to Lacey O'Malley in Perdition.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): Well, we can get there before we launch our assault, I suppose
Uriel Iscariot: ye haw! Power Armor!
Feneril (Ezekial Ikwiano): Go, go Power Rangers!
Zach Dallas: OK, so we can take Trains to get to Colorado, search for Laughs At Darkness, go to Utah, speak with Hellstromme, and then go to Perdition and get tricked out
Uriel Iscariot: Thats not a bad plan
Xiu Li: I will head up to Shan Fan and see who is available to help us.
Uriel Iscariot: Well thank you much!
Xiu Li gets on next north bound train.
Zach Dallas follows
By the time you board a train, head north to Shan Fan, and get to the main rail station there, another day has slipped by. You have 19 days left.
Uriel Iscariot: Choo Choo! Train Ride!
Uriel Iscariot: Its not even haunted! I haven't had this much fun in months!
Zach Dallas: Did you guys send a memo to Grey and Co?
Zach Dallas: Or should we inform them now?
Uriel Iscariot: I sent telegraphs.....but You should get on that
Uriel Iscariot: I figured youd take care of the actually important ones
Cynthia Grey is at the rail station, waiting for your arrival.
Cynthia Grey: What's that you wanted to tell me, cuddle bunny?
Zach Dallas smiles
Uriel Iscariot: Notice [1d6 = 3]
Xiu Li leaves as fast as possible.
Zach Dallas: A pleasure to see you doing so well. How's your husband?
Ezekial Ikwiano grabs his crotch and winks.
Cynthia Grey: Spectacular. How's your eye?
Zach Dallas: Doing quite fine. It's still got 20/20
Cynthia Grey pinches one of Zeke's arms.
Cynthia Grey: Nice and firm...just how I like it.
Zach Dallas throws up a little
Ezekial Ikwiano: It ain't the only thing that's firm.
Ezekial Ikwiano Zeke runs off to the nearest whore house
Cynthia Grey sighs.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): whew, close call
Cynthia Grey: How typical of a man, always done too quickly.
Quorteth (Uriel Iscariot): Lolz
Cynthia Grey: So boys and Uriel...what brings you to Shan Fan?
Cynthia Grey: Aside from Zeke's itch for Chinese pootang?
Zach Dallas: Well, we heard that there was a party going on in three weeks
Zach Dallas: Tournament of some sort
Cynthia Grey: Really?
Cynthia Grey: How fascinating.
Zach Dallas: Yeah, it's pretty neat
Zach Dallas: Each side gets a leader and a team of 13
Uriel Iscariot: Interesting you describe it like that/
Zach Dallas: The leaders can only be hurt of you beat the team immediately first
Cynthia Grey: I see.
Zach Dallas: I figured we'd check and see if we could get our team together. I don't think we've got quite enough to participate yet
Cynthia Grey: Sounds like rugby, have you accounted for your English fans?
Zach Dallas spreads out all of the spades of a deck in one hand and all of the diamonds in the other
Zach Dallas: Indeed. I was specifically wondering if you would be free at that time
Zach Dallas: Agility [1d6 = 9]
Zach Dallas snaps his wrists, causing his cards to slide back together and vanish
Cynthia Grey looks mildly amused.
Cynthia Grey: No, I think I will be rather busy then.
Cynthia Grey: See, you did not ask which team I was on.
Uriel Iscariot: That's a little unfortunate. I always figured you as a rebel.
Zach Dallas: Hm.
Zach Dallas: You don't strike me as one to lose your freedom like that
Cynthia Grey: Freedom?
Cynthia Grey laughs.
Cynthia Grey: How am I losing my freedom?
Zach Dallas: That...thing is not a creature that shares power with those that can oppose it
Cynthia Grey: None of them are.
Cynthia Grey: Perhaps the issue is confused by the fact that you think there are only 2 teams...
Zach Dallas laughs
Uriel Iscariot: Oh boy....
Uriel Iscariot: For some of us, there is only black and white - clearly I should have remembered your name was grey.
Cynthia Grey laughs.
Zach Dallas: Oh, that I did. I do appologize, but that was my mistake. It would be rather bold of you, though
Cynthia Grey: Well played, Preacher Iscariot.
Cynthia Grey: No, I think you should assume there are at least 3 teams coming to the party.
Cynthia Grey: Although I suspect that two of them have the same purpose.
Cynthia Grey winks at Zach.
Zach Dallas: Hm. I was lumping most of them into one
Zach Dallas: Those against the home team
Zach Dallas: Any idea if the mad Doc is playing?
Cynthia Grey: Most definitely.
Zach Dallas frowns
Cynthia Grey: But you shall have to figure out which team he is on.
Zach Dallas: That we will
Uriel Iscariot: What If we don't like suprises?
Cynthia Grey: Then I would guess you will be unhappy for the next 19 days of your life.
Uriel Iscariot: Damn.
Zach Dallas laughs
Zach Dallas: Suprises are what makes things fun
Zach Dallas: He's a scary little man, though...
Cynthia Grey: Yes, and they also account for a number of times that Zach has killed innocent bystanders.
Zach Dallas: Not a bad guy, but scary nonetheless
Cynthia Grey eyes narrow.
Cynthia Grey: No, the mad Doc is evil.
Cynthia Grey: And needs to die.
Zach Dallas: Hm. The reason why he scares me is why I'd believe you at all on that one
Uriel Iscariot: You just jealous, Grey.
TADM: The cat is trying to help me type.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): kitty!
Cynthia Grey: Jealous of evil?
Cynthia Grey laughs.
Zach Dallas looks surprised
Uriel Iscariot: Never
Cynthia Grey: According to your bible, are not women the source of evil? Was not Adam ejected from Eden because of Eve?
Cynthia Grey's eyes narrow.
Cynthia Grey: Women ARE evil, little man.
Uriel Iscariot: Well.
Uriel Iscariot: Quite the pontification.
Cynthia Grey: Intimidation [1d8+2 = 9]
GM: Spirit check from Uriel.
Uriel Iscariot: Spirit [1d6 = 11]
GM: Uriel is not scared of her.
GM: But he does feel really uncomfortable and thinks taking a bath sometime soon is a good idea. A bath in Holy Water.
Cynthia Grey looks mildly surprised that Uriel is still standing there.
Zach Dallas: A woman is only as evil as her actions. Although past choices cannot be changed, future choices can be.
Zach Dallas: Persuasion [1d10 = 7]
Cynthia Grey: Smarts [1d8 = 7]
Uriel Iscariot: I'm sure you aren't jealous of evil - you said yourself you are the source of sin. But you are jealous of his mind, and his power.
Zach Dallas flips a pair of cards between his hands, the Queen of Hearts and the Queen of Spades
Zach Dallas: Agility [1d10 = 2]
Zach Dallas is using a benny
Cynthia Grey: I am quite comfortable with my actions in the past. And no, I am not jealous of him. I want revenge.
Zach Dallas: Agility [1d10 = 8]
Zach Dallas the cards vanish as quickly as they appear
Uriel Iscariot: For what?
Cynthia Grey: A death for a death.
Zach Dallas: Who was killed?
Zach Dallas: Persuasion [1d10 = 6]
Cynthia Grey: Me.
Uriel Iscariot: Makes sense.
Zach Dallas pauses and then nods
Zach Dallas: An interesting story, I'm sure
Cynthia Grey: One you will not hear, as it is not relevant to the limited time you have left.
Zach Dallas: Well, then maybe after
Zach Dallas shrugs
Cynthia Grey smiles, in a freaky and scary way.
GM: Guts checks.
Zach Dallas: Guts {+6 Legendary/True Grit} [1d4+6 = 9]
Uriel Iscariot: Guts {+5 Legendary} [1d6+5 = 21]
Uriel Iscariot makes a heroic grin
Zach Dallas tilts his hat
Cynthia Grey nods.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): Gotta admire +6 bonuses
Cynthia Grey: Well...if you want someone's help for your party, I think you should take Zach's head over to a place called the Devil's Postpiles.
Cynthia Grey: Bury it there.
Cynthia Grey: Help will arrive when the sun rises.
Zach Dallas: How deep are we talking?
Cynthia Grey: Six feet.
Zach Dallas: And does my head get to be connected to my body?
Cynthia Grey: That is for you to decide.
Zach Dallas: I rather like it where it is
GM: It is a three day journey to the Devil's Postpiles, each way. If you have horses and plenty of provisions, knock a day off each way.
Uriel Iscariot: oi, Zach. You cant be serious about going?
Zach Dallas: Depends on how much help we get
Zach Dallas: I think we'll be fine otherwise...
Uriel Iscariot: Ok, so we are off then>
Uriel Iscariot: Oh noes
Uriel Iscariot: So we are off then to Postpiles? You done here Zach?
Cynthia Grey: Well, enjoy boys, see you in 19 days.
Zach Dallas: I hope we can meet up then
Uriel Iscariot: Good Luck on Game day.
Cynthia Grey pops up her parasol and walks off into the crowd.
TADM: She looks like Mary Poppin's Evil Twin Sister.
Zach Dallas: Spellcasting [1d12 = 20]
Uriel Iscariot: Well then, Who wants to get buried?
GM: So let me get this straight, Zeke has a big pile of money, is at a whorehouse, and you are leaving him alone for a few days while you go to the Devil's Postpiles?
GM: I just want to make sure so I can deduct cash appropriately.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): I think we should take some of his cash first...
Uriel Iscariot: Persuasion [1d8 = 4]
Zach Dallas: Persuasion [1d10 = 2]
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): or not
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): Be thankful, Fen
Zach Dallas: Gambling [1d8 = 6]
Zach Dallas: So, let's meet with our British Friends
Uriel Iscariot follows
Zach Dallas heads to the Vault!
The group arrives at the Vault! Captain Smythe is there, enjoying a brandy while reading a book.
Captain Smythe: Jolly good to see you chaps! How is the war going?
Uriel Iscariot: 'Ello there Captain. The War is a bit of a sticky widget...
Captain Smythe: I see, what's battering the hatches then, eh?
Zach Dallas explains the plan for invasion against Grimme and Grimme's weakness
Captain Smythe looks surprised.
Zach Dallas: Need to be able to punch through those 13
Captain Smythe: I see.
Uriel Iscariot: Quite the bugger, that Grimme, in'it?
Zach Dallas: Uriel, chop chop
Zach Dallas snaps his fingers a couple times
Captain Smythe: Well then chaps, how can I help?
Uriel Iscariot: We just need to muster a team together that can handle this sort of operation.
Captain Smythe: I see.
Zach Dallas: Well, I was wondering if you had any wonderful items in this nice little vault
Captain Smythe: Well, I shall be happy to join in this endeavour, for while I may be aged, my shooting skills are not diminished.
Zach Dallas: Also, here
Zach Dallas returns Grey's book
Captain Smythe: Ah thank you.
Captain Smythe sets book on coffee table.
Captain Smythe: Hmm...things that may be of value from the vault?
Captain Smythe sits back, grabs his pipe, taps it and lights it. Then he blows a few smoke rings.
Zach Dallas: Preferably combat gear
Captain Smythe: Ah yes, I think I have something of use to you.
Zach Dallas: Kongor's Token, etc
Zach Dallas: Bananas
Zach Dallas: Whatever seems useful at the time
Captain Smythe: They were presents from Cardinal Valerian of the Vatican. The pewter crosses up on the mantlepiece over there.
Captain Smythe: Supposedly they ward off black magic.
Zach Dallas walks up to them
Uriel Iscariot: Now that's something that will be useful
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): also, how many are there?
GM: There are six pewter crosses, they all look the same.
Uriel Iscariot: Kn Bible {+2 GOD IS WITH HIM} [1d6+2 = 7]
Zach Dallas: So, what're up with these things?
Uriel Iscariot: Well Dang Captain. Nice Hardware.
Captain Smythe: Oh thanks, he gave them to the Explorer's Lodge to help us track down some creatures in Austria.
Kazemi (Zach Dallas): lol
Zach Dallas: How long ago was this?
Uriel Iscariot: Well. That solves our personal survivability Odds Problem....Partially.
Captain Smythe: About fifteen years.
Zach Dallas: Wait, what do they do?
Zach Dallas looks confused
Captain Smythe: Supposedly they are wards against Black Magic.
Captain Smythe: They must work, I've never been harmed by the stuff when I was holding one. In fact, I have been keeping lucky number seven on me since we reopened the Vault.
Uriel Iscariot: I see I see....
Uriel Iscariot: Well then, I am humbled that you would loan us such relics
Zach Dallas stands next to Uriel
Zach Dallas: Spellcasting [1d12 = 11]
Zach Dallas: Hm. What if I do this?
Zach Dallas is on a nonflamable portion of the room
Zach Dallas: Neat
Zach Dallas: Spellcasting [1d12 = 7]
Zach Dallas puts the cross down
Zach Dallas: Spellcasting [1d12 = 7]
Zach Dallas picks the cross up
Campaign saved.